Kieswetter is one-day ready ahead of Sri Lanka showdown

Craig Kieswetter, the latest wicketkeeper-batsman to take his turn on the England one-day merry-go-round, feels he is better equipped to cope with international cricket for his brief spell back in the county wilderness.

Kieswetter, one of five South African-born players in England's squad for Saturday's Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka, scored a century in only his third ODI against Bangladesh in February 2010 and was man of the match with 63 against Australia as England won the World Twenty20 final three months later.

But he quickly plummeted from there, scoring only 121 runs in eight one-day innings against Australia and Bangladesh last summer, and he was dropped when it became clear his technique needed work against the deviating ball.

After working with coaches Graham Thorpe and Bruce French when on England Lions duty last winter, the Somerset man returns in place of Matt Prior, who failed to take his big one-day chance in the World Cup.

This time, Kieswetter's move could be more permanent. 'I'm chuffed to bits to be back in the set-up,' he said. 'I'm really excited. It was great to win the Twenty20 final, but my performances against Australia and then Bangladesh at home didn't warrant me being in the side.

'In international cricket, if you don't perform, you get dropped. That's what happened to me. 'It was massively disappointing. I think once you get a taste of international cricket, to be dropped is a hard pill to swallow.'